Observe! The writer in their natural habitat
cacophonous cafés, claustrophobic bookshelf crevasses,
a modest desk under the waning moon
Don’t disturb them, don’t make any loud noises
or sudden moves. The writer is highly irritable
You will know when you’ve spotted a writer
They’ll have a bump on their finger, ink on their hands,
a hunch to their back, dark rings about the eyes,
a pen tangled in their hair, and smudges on their glasses
Beware this curious creature!
They’ll speak with passion and write with obsession
with their pen they will tear at your chest
your heart will bleed onto their inked pages
Annika Keppo is an English student at Carleton University with a concentration in Creative Writing. She favours fantasy and fiction writing, but has realized an interest in poetry which has been published in flo. Literary Magazine. She can be found bookstore hopping around Ottawa, writing in the woods of her hometown in Muskoka, or rooted at her favourite table at the library.
